Doorcheck



Patented my 5,1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

COMPANY, OF KOKOMO,

- FLOYD x. mm, KOKOKO, INDIANA, ABSIGNOB TO CONUEALED D003 INDIANA, A GOBIOBATION,

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Application fled Kay 15, 1824. Serial Io. 718.445.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FLOYD K. Easman, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Kokomo, county of Howard, and Stateof the accompanying drawings, in w ich like numerals refer to like parts.

. This invention pertains to a'door check ada ted particularly for use in connection wit vehicle doors or the like.

The object of the invention is to provide a sim 1e and economically manufactured metallic door check having a spring bumper associated therewith for taking up shock.

The principal feature of the invention resides in the arrangement of a metallic strap in conjunction with the holding plates and sprin bumper, wherein the check may be readi y attached to the door and frame as an accesso or may be built into the frame as standar equipment.

A further feature of the invention resides in the construction of a wire strap, which, in connection with the other arts provides an efficient but economical device of this character."

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following descriptions and claims: N

Fi 1 is a plan view of the check mounted on t e door, with the door in closed position. Fi 2 is a section taken. on the line 2-2 of ig. 1. Fig. 3 is the same as Fig. 2 showing the door in open position.

In the drawings there. is shown a door pillar forming a part of the door 11, which is hinged by means of the hinge 12 to the body pillar 13 forming a part of the body 14:, the door and body pillars being so arranged as to lie adjacent each other when the door is in-closed position, and swing a sub stantial distance away from each other when the door is open by reason ofthe elongated hinge 12.

Rigidly secured to the inner face-of each of the door pillars there is a stop plate 15 having a flange 16 extending inwardly adjacent the inner surface of the pillar, the same being in the form of the usual angle plate. Said plate is rigidly seoured to the comprising only the bent wire door pillar by a central screw 17 extend' mto the center of the laterally form groove 18 cut mto the adjacent surface of the pillar. J

On the body pillar, in alignment with the plate 15,. there is a check plate 19 in the form of an angle plate having a flange 20 entendln ghadjacent the inner surface of said pillar, e check plate is rigidly secured to the body pillar by means of the screws 21' extending into the pillar on each side of the laterally extending groove 22.

Connecting the plates 15 and 19 there is a metallic strap of a resilient nature, which, as hereinshown, is formed of a wire 23 bent ntermediate its ends at 24, and further having its ends bent back on each other forming loops 25. The free ends of the wire are bent at right angles to provide the hooks 26.

bumper is provided s iral sprlng 27 over the loo ed end 24 of t e wire and sliding it longitudinally thereof so that it surrounds the shank portion of the wire and abuts against the looped ends 25, said sprm being embraced by the looped portions 0 the wire 28. The wire strap is then laid in the grooves 18 and 22, with the door in closed position and the plates 15 and 19 are then secured thereover so as to slidably maintain the wire strap in said grooves. The screw 17 is caused to be straddled by the Wire so that when .the door is in open position as shown in Fig. 3 the end 24 thereof will engage the screw as a stop. The free ends 26-of the wire are arranged to project outwardly for engaging the forward edge of the check plate 19, and are held thereagainst under spring tension by 27 which abuts the body pillar 13.

It will beobserved that the parts forming the structure are of a simple character, strap, the two may be readily 27, and the screws. y assembled as above the spring metal plates 15 and 19 which stamped out, the sprin Furthermore it is readif described.

For protecting the edge of the body pillar against which the strap will be drawn when the door is opened, there is provided a fibre friction plate 29 over which the strap is drawn upon the door being opened. It will be obvious that the strap may be readily mounted on the door structure during the manufacture of the vehicle body, and as an by mounting theaccesso the immediate upholstering may be loosene the recesses 18 and 22 cut in the pillars, the plates secured in place with the metal strap inserted under the upholstering. Furthermore it will be observed that the metal strap is of such resilience as to permit'it to be bent as shown in Fig. 3 and immediately thereafter upon closing the door, straighten up to substantially the position shown in'Fig. 2 so as not to interfere with the upholstermg or the lowering of the door window.

The invention claimed is:

1. The combination with a body pillar and a door pillar hinged thereto, of a door check comprising a resilient wire member slidably mounted on the outside thereof, plates secured to the exterior surface of said pillars for supporting said wire member in slidable relation thereto, and a resilient cushion member, said wire being bent intermediate its ends to provide a stop loop for limiting its relative IIIOVBIIIBIlbWlth respect to one of said plates, and bent at its free ends for receiving and maintaining the said cushion member in osition a ainst the other plate for abso ing the shock occasioned by the movement of the door to its extreme position.

2. The combination with a body pillar and a door pillar hinged thereto, said pillars being provided with ali ed grooves 1n the exterior surface thereo of a door check comprising plates secured over said grooves, and a resilient wire strap slidably mounted in said grooves on the exterior surface of said pillars and held therein by said plates, said wire being bent U-shape intermediate its ends so as to providetwo shank portions, the free ends of the wire being looped back upon themselves for receiving and holding a cushion member in said looped portion, the loops of said wire providing means for limpillar comprising plates secured to each of said pillars over said-grooves, a resilient metal wire looped intermediate 1ts ends to provide two shank portlons, the free ends of selves, and provided with hooked ends for engagin one of said plates, means in the other p ate extending between the shank portion of said Wire adapted to be engaged by the loop thereof formed intermediate its ends, and a compression spring mounted about the shank portion of said Wire and embraced by the looped ends thereof adapted to be compressed between said looped ends and the adjacent plate, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. The combination of the body pillar and a door pillar hinged thereto, of a door check comprising a plate member secured to each of said pillars, a resilient wire strap slidably held in place by said plate members, said strap having a loop formed therein so as to provide two shank portions extending in spaced relation with'each other, means on one of said plate members extending between said shank portions adapted tobe engaged by the loop formed thereby for limiting the sliding movement of said strap, the free ends of said strap being looped back upon each otherand provided with hooked ends adapted to engage the other plate member, and a compression spring seated in said last mentioned looped ends to bear against the adjacent plate member, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature. v

FLOYD K. EASTMAN.

"said wire being looped back upon them, 

